Deseret Evening News | 1901-03-21 | Page 3 | Britain Wants Better Explosives

Wants Hotter l London March 20 The committee recently appointed by b the tho ru I and war to discover tho tha besl be t powder r for guns small mal ant ald the best b ll hiGh explosive for tor shells has hns just Issued l ed an nn Invitation to manufacturers to submit explosives on under a guarantee that their secrets will not be probed by the government officials 1 Sir Henry ury di 1 of ot ordnance at nt tho war who Issued the Invitation on bo bohal half of at tho tM committee suggests also that hal the manufacturers should the German explosive firms Who com combined a n few te years ago n o nn endowed a 1 scientific experimental bureau at nl great grea cost for tor research res arch Into questions of or fire firearms arms and explosives The action of or orthe the committee Is regarded ns n an nn admission a r sion slon that both cordite havo hao proved unsatisfactory